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EPWS General Assembly and Conference 2010 ‘Women in Present and Future European Research’ Royal Belgium Museum of Natural Sciences. AMONET in action. Ana M. Lobo AMONET Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ci ências e Tecnologia aml@fct.unl.pt. Brussels 2010-06-11.
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EPWS General Assembly and Conference 2010 ‘Women in Present and Future European Research’ Royal Belgium Museum of Natural Sciences AMONET in action Ana M. Lobo AMONET Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia aml@fct.unl.pt Brussels 2010-06-11
Proportion of female researchers by sector, 2003 Source: European Commission, She Figures 2006, p. 28
Associação Portuguesa de Mulheres Cientistas t esoura Source: National Policies on Women and Science in Europe (UE, 2002) - Portuguese Government M = mulhers H = homens
Associação Portuguesa de Mulheres Cientistas Portuguese Association of Women Scientists AMONET - founded in November 2004 - public in May 2005 - 175 members
Açores Aveiro Beja Braga Bragança Castelo Branco Coimbra Évora Faro Guarda Leiria Lisboa Madeira Portalegre Porto Santarém Setúbal Viana do Castelo Vila Real Viseu Associação Portuguesa de Mulheres Cientistas AMONET is national members
Associação Portuguesa de Mulheres Cientistas AMONET - the name of a lower Egypt Goddess who generates - the North wind that brings life and knowledge out of chaos and blows wisdom into the minds of the ruling classes
cartoon Cartoon escadas
AMONET activities Amonet activities International meetings biannually Women as role-models Calendars with important Portuguese women scientists or cartoons Science4all – for children, young people, family members, blinds Education of academics, politicians & MP in gender matters
AMONET international meetings II International Meeting 2009 flyer Branca Edmée Marques(1899-1986) a pionner First Full Professor at the Faculty of Sciences University of Lisbon
AMONET women as role-models • Specialist in transparent electronics • The Portuguese Parliament congratulated her in a plenary session • She received the gold medal of her native city of Almada • The President of hte Republic granted her the Order of ‘Henrique the Navigator’ on the 10th June 2010 Elvira Fortunato – recipient of the biggest research award ever received from EC by a Portuguese scientist
Science4all Teach science to – children – young people (girls & boys) – family members – blinds Fenomena from daily life: Home laboratory ?
Science4all Teach science to – children – young people (girls & boys) – family members – blinds Fenomena from daily life: Home laboratory = KITCHEN
Molecular Gastronomy A Spoon full of Molecules Paulina Mata Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Water molecules Molecules are always in motion All food is composed of molecules
Butter COMPOSITION: lipids - 80 - 82% water – 15,6 - 17,6% proteins – 0,9% lactose – 0,1% calcium – 0,024% phoshorus – 0,023% vitamines A, D and E salt – 1,2%
cream butter
Shaking to make butter... Mixing Tasting Measuring
The path to the chair • Gráfico do Vasco último Portuguese Women Full Professors Portugal